Crime Rates at Canadian Avenue, London, SE6 3AS

Canadian Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ladywell , and the 176th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3AS) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Ladywell average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Catford Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.